Animate The Dead

This spell creates an undead minion. Choose a pile of bones or a corpse of a Medium or Small humanoid within range. The target becomes a skeleton if you chose bones or a zombie if you chose a corpse.

On each of your turns, you may use a bonus action to mentally command any or all of the undead creature you have made with this spell at the same time, issuing the same command to each one, if the creature is within 60 feet of you. You determine what action the undead creature take and where it will move during its next turn, or you can issue a general command, such as to guard a particular chamber or hallway. If you issue no commands, the creature only defends itself against hostile creatures. Once given an order, the creature continues to follow it until its task is complete.

The undead creature is under your control for 1 day, after which it stops obeying any command you've given it. To maintain control of the creature for another day, you must cast this spell on the creature again before the current 24-hour period ends. This use of the spell reasserts your control over up to 4 undead creatures you have animated with this spell, rather than animating a new 1.

At Higher Levels. At 5th level, you can animate or reassert control over three additional undead creatures, 11th level , you can animate or reassert control over three additional undead creatures, and 17th level, you can animate or reassert control over three additional undead creatures.